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refrigerated adjective [ rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtɪd ]

• (of food or drink) chilled in a refrigerator.
• "sandwiches must be kept refrigerated in shops"

refrigerate verb

• subject (food or drink) to cold in order to chill or preserve it, typically by placing it in a refrigerator.
• "refrigerate the dough for one hour"
Similar: keep cold, cool, cool down, chill, freeze, deep-freeze, ice,
Opposite: heat, defrost,
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin refrigerat- ‘made cool’, from the verb refrigerare, from re- ‘back’ + frigus, frigor- ‘cold’.


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